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The National Restaurant Association strongly supports H.R. 1744, the American Job Protection Act. The same bill is pending in the Senate. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) is the lead sponsor of S. 20, which has picked up 26 cosponsors since January.

The nation’s nearly 1 million restaurants are alarmed by the high costs, regulatory complexity and unanswered questions surrounding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- not just in 2014, when the law’s most onerous mandates for employers take effect, but now, as businesses reexamine growth and hiring decisions in light of PPACA’s risks.

Because of the law’s impact on the restaurant industry, the NRA has worked to provide constructive input as the regulations are shaped. But there are limits to the scope of change that can be achieved through regulation, so the NRA believes significant legislative changes must be made -- including eliminating the employer mandate and its associated triggers and penalties.